Robert M. Leedham
Arlington,VA
Summary
Trusted, versatile, and insightful attorney with 12+ years of experience advising public sector leaders.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technology and Regulatory Counsel
Capital One Financial Corporation
01.2024 - Current
- Analyze new and existing laws, regulations, and guidance by international, federal, state, and agency authorities in areas including privacy, artificial intelligence, data breaches and security, sanctions, marketing, commercial, and financial services.
- Provide brand and marketing business counsel, expert advice, while managing multiple projects, including compliance, contracts, disclosures, sponsorships, product reviews, and novel issues as required.
- Advise project teams on artificial intelligence product development, including legal support for the initial pitch, funding, model training, third-party contracts, and interface development.
- Collaborate with compliance, risk, and various business counsel to ensure that current and new requirements are implemented effectively, and that necessary corrections are made expeditiously during the regulatory change process.
- Research new and unprecedented developments in cryptocurrency legislation and regulatory guidance, providing leadership with regular analysis on potential impacts for the industry.
Senior Legal Advisor; Deputy General Counsel
Counterintelligence Command, U.S. Army
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Directed a fast-paced legal office conducting full-spectrum in-house legal operations for the U.S. military’s premier counterintelligence command with over 2,000 employees globally.
- Primary contract and fiscal law attorney advising on Department of Defense Policies, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, emerging technology reviews, and complex contracts for a command annual budget exceeding $100 million.
- Supervised, trained, and budgeted 10 national security legal professionals responsible for advising on ethics, privacy and data security, and commercial transactions.
- Developed Army-wide legal standard operating procedures for classified litigation and counterintelligence legal advising, internal office processes, and inter-agency agreements and contracts.
Senior Legal Advisor
1st Special Forces Group, U.S. Army
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Lead in-house counsel for a logistical support battalion with an unconventional warfare-centric mission tasked with operations throughout the Pacific serving over 2,400 soldiers.
- Completed over 200 legal actions while supervising 4 attorneys and 4 paralegals in a legal team that completed over 50% of the Group’s legal actions with only 25% of the legal manpower.
- Advised on over 10 high-level exercises, providing diversified expertise on all areas of law, policy, and regulation focused on special operations specific national security, intelligence, and fiscal law.
Federal Prosecutor, Special Victims Unit
I Corps and 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Achieved a 100% conviction rate in the busiest jurisdiction in the Army responsible for over 12,000 personnel.
- Prosecuted, as first chair, 7 high-visibility special victims trial cases and maintained a consistent active caseload of 10-15 cases, which resulted in being named the jurisdiction’s top special victims litigator.
- Advised on over 100 law enforcement investigations and completed over 30 motions, 8 non-prosecution memoranda, and over 30 probable cause determinations.
National Security and Administrative Law Counsel
7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
2017 - 2018
- Advised on over 80 administrative, fiscal, ethics, and contract actions, supported 12 multinational exercises, and trained personnel on the policies, regulations, and procedures of the Department of Defense and other state, federal, and international entities.
- Appointed as a magistrate judge, determining probable cause for search warrants and legal sufficiency for charges in coordination with law enforcement.
- Provided worldwide legal support to operations, including multinational exercises throughout the Pacific region, including India, South Korea, and Japan.
Chief of Staff
95th Engineer Company, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Second-in-command for a combat engineer company consisting of over 170 Soldiers responsible for over $20 million of vehicles and equipment.
- Served as primary staff officer for the company, ensuring company managers were well-resourced, trained, and able to deploy for expeditionary wartime missions.
Project Manager
643rd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Led a team of engineers hand-selected to execute a construction civic action detail that completed six projects in the Federated States of Micronesia, three projects in Guam, and several more in Hawaii with zero injuries or personal misconduct issues.
- Liaised with U.S. ambassadors, foreign governments, and interagency engineers to develop grassroots relationships, build host nation capacity, and execute low-cost/high-payoff projects during operations that impacted 75% of host-nation population.
- Maintained the readiness and accountability of 40 assigned engineer vehicles, trailers, generators and high-cost vertical engineer equipment valued in excess of $3.1 million with zero loss or damage.
Education
Executive Master of Business Administration - EMBA
Yale University School of Management
New Haven, CT05-2026
Master of Laws - Contract and Fiscal Law
The Judge Advocate General Legal Center And School
Charlottesville, VA05-2023
Juris Doctorate - J.D.
Vanderbilt University Law School
Nashville, TN05-2017
Bachelor of Science - Public Policy and Administration
Northeastern University
Boston, MA05-2011
Skills
Regulatory Law and Compliance
Internal Investigations
Privacy
Brand and Marketing
Government Contracts
National Security
International Agreements
Ethics
Project Management
Business Advising
Financial Services
Litigation experience
Certification
Tennessee Bar License; Virginia Corporate Counsel; Current Top Secret Security Clearance; Contracting Officer Representative; Special Operations Expertise Designation
Timeline
Technology and Regulatory Counsel
Capital One Financial Corporation
01.2024 - Current
Senior Legal Advisor; Deputy General Counsel
Counterintelligence Command, U.S. Army
01.2023 - 01.2024
Senior Legal Advisor
1st Special Forces Group, U.S. Army
01.2020 - 01.2022
Federal Prosecutor, Special Victims Unit
I Corps and 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
01.2019 - 01.2020
Chief of Staff
95th Engineer Company, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
01.2013 - 01.2014
Project Manager
643rd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
01.2012 - 01.2013
National Security and Administrative Law Counsel
7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
2017 - 2018
Executive Master of Business Administration - EMBA
Yale University School of Management
Master of Laws - Contract and Fiscal Law
The Judge Advocate General Legal Center And School
Juris Doctorate - J.D.
Vanderbilt University Law School
Bachelor of Science - Public Policy and Administration
Northeastern University
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